2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW FOUR TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE FIRST THREE TIMES WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DOOR BETWEEN THE AC AND THE HEAT GETS STUCK ON WAY OR THE OTHER NOW IT IS STUCK WHERE YOU GET HEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND AC ON PASSENGERS AND IN THE TEXAS HEAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, ITS A KNOWN DEFECT BECAUSE OTHER CHEVY OWNERS KNOW ABOUT IT AND MECHANICS YET NOTHING IS DONE ONCE A GAIN BY CHEVY TO FIX THE ISSUE, I KNOW OF SUBURBAN OWNERS, TRUCK - SILVERADO OWNERS, IMPALA OWNERS , MALIBU OWNERS OF ALL YEARS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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

LAST JUNE I WENT TO THE STORE AND TRIED TO OPEN MY BACK DOORS AND THEY WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN ONE OF THE BACK DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY. THE DOOR LOCKS INDICATED THE DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED. IF I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDED TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THEIR OWN. THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FAILED ON BOTH DOORS. BOTH DOORS HAS THIS LOCK ISSUE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AND THEN ONE OF THE LOCKS STARTED WORKING AGAIN FROM THE INSIDE. EVENTUALLY THE OTHER DOOR STARTED WORKING AGAIN ONCE IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO WINTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL DONE BY GM. GM CONSISTENTLY PUTS OUT EXPENSIVE CARS WITH INADEQUATE PARTS THAT FAIL. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THIS WAS TYPICAL OF ALL CHEVY IMAPLA'S NO MATTER THE YEAR. *TR

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND I HAD NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAVING ISSUES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PULLING THE CAR INTO GEAR (DRIVE) THERE WOULD BE A HESITATION AND A "CLUNK" NOISE. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AT FIRST SO I WAITED UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO INSPECT IT, AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES OVER THE PAST 6-7 YEARS. I ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION ACT UP WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING IN TOWN FROM A STOP UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT A FULL STOP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. MANY TIMES I WOULD NEED TO DOWN SHIFT TO FIRST GEAR AND UP SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE GOING. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS I HAVE PERSONALLY ALMOST BEEN IN ABOUT 12 OR MORE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE READ IN MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY IMPALA TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AND RESOLVED WITH A RECALL CAMPAIGN. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A MODULE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AS I WILL BE CONTACTING GM AS WELL OVER THIS FAULTY PART/DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A MEDIAN, ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVE SHIFT GEAR WOULD SEIZE WHEN MANEUVERING BETWEEN GEARS. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 10/03/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 5, 2014 WHERE SHE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX AND TREES. THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR 3 DAYS. THEY RECEIVED SOME BROKEN BONES, CUTS, AND SCRATCHES. UPDATED 7/20/2015*JS

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, REDUCING POWER TO THE ENGINE AND LOWERING DRIVING SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAR JERKS AND POWER LOCKS TURN OFF AND ON. POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKING ALSO REDUCED. THIS IS UNSAFE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,889.